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Vincent van goh was born
He was the oldest surviving child of Theodorus van Gogh, a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. Van Gogh was given the name of his grandfather, and of a brother stillborn exactly a year before his birth. Vincent was a common name in the Van Gogh family: his grandfather, Vincent (1789–1874), who received a degree in theology at the University of Leiden in 1811, had six sons, three of whom became art dealers. -
Vincent's 1st job
In July 1869 Van Gogh's uncle Cent obtained a position for him at the art dealers Goupil & Cie in The Hague.[33] After completing his training in 1873, he was transferred to Goupil's London branch on Southampton Street, and took lodgings at 87 Hackford Road, Stockwell.[34] This was a happy time for Van Gogh; he was successful at work, and at 20 was earning more than his father. -
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Vincent's 1st steps on drawing
He started painting using his neighbours as subjects.Later, he went to Paris, in order to sell some of his paintings.There, he met his cousin Anton Mauve.He was the ideal artist for him.He took him on as a student and introduced him to watercolour, which he worked on for the next month before returning home for Christmas. -
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Vincent van goh's success
In Nuenen, Van Gogh focused on painting and drawing. Working outside and very quickly, he completed sketches and paintings of weavers and their cottages. Van Gogh also completed The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen.There was interest from a dealer in Paris early in 1885. Theo asked Vincent if he had paintings ready to exhibit. In May, Van Gogh responded with his first major work, The Potato Eaters, and a series of "peasant character studies". -
Vincent van goh moved to Paris
There he met members of the avant-garde, including Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin, who were reacting against the Impressionist sensibility. -
Van Gogh moved to Paris
He moved to Paris in March 1886 where he shared Theo's rue Laval apartment in Montmartre, and studied at Fernand Cormon's studio. In June the brothers took a larger flat at 54 rue Lepic. In Paris, Vincent painted portraits of friends and acquaintances, still life paintings, views of Le Moulin de la Galette, scenes in Montmartre, Asnières and along the Seine. -
Van Gogh's new job
He learned from his brother Teo about Fernand Cormon's atelier.He worked at the studio in April and May 1886,where he frequented the circle of the Australian artist John Peter Russell, who painted his portrait in 1886. Van Gogh also met fellow students Émile Bernard, Louis Anquetin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec – who painted a portrait of him in pastel. -
Van goh's and Gauguin's cooperation
Gauguin visited Vincent in Arles.They worked and drew a painting together.Gauguin also dipicted Vincent in his The Painter of Sunflowers.However when they visited Montpellier in December 1888, their relationship began to deteriorate; Van Gogh admired Gauguin and wanted to be treated as his equal, but Gauguin was arrogant and domineering, which frustrated Van Gogh. Van Gogh feared that Gauguin was going to desert him, and the situation, rapidly headed towards crisis point. -
Drawing inspired from the inside
On 7 May, Van Gogh moved to the Café de la Gare.The Yellow House had to be furnished before he could fully move in, but he was able to use it as a studio. He wanted a gallery to display his work, and started a series of paintings that eventually included Van Gogh's Chair , Bedroom in Arles , The Night Café , Café Terrace at Night (September 1888), Starry Night Over the Rhone and Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers , all intended for the decoration for the Yellow House. -
In Arles
The time in Arles Van Gogh completed 200 paintings, and more than 100 drawings and watercolours. He was enchanted by the local countryside and light. His paintings include harvests, wheat fields and general rural landmarks from the area, including The Old Mill (1888), a picturesque structure bordering the wheat fields. This was one of seven canvases sent to Pont-Aven on 4 October 1888 in an exchange of works with Paul Gauguin, Émile Bernard, Charles Laval and others. -
Vincent Van Gogh's death
On 27 July 1890, aged 37, Van Gogh shot himself in the chest.Although,there have been numerous debates as to the nature of Van Gogh's illness and its effect on his work, and many retrospective diagnoses have been proposed. The consensus is that Van Gogh had an episodic condition with periods of normal functioning. The consensus is that Van Gogh had an episodic condition with periods of normal functioning
